Oakland tile setter Riley Doty remembers his first trip through the San Francisco Marina District in the late '70s. Doty, who had fallen in love with the ceramic medium during his teens in New York ...

Roll out the clay with a rolling pin until it's about half a centimeter thick. Cut this into square or rectangular shapes, ...

This stunningly brilliant backsplash from seasoned decorator Jenny Marrs will inspire anyone who likes a touch of retro in ...

The handcrafted clay roof tiles may have been a ubiquitous feature in small towns and villages a few decades ago. Yet, a walk through one of them now will see a near absence of their presence, the ...

In the Colonial years, when handmade brick was scarce, the availability of native clay also afforded Valley pioneers to build attractive brick chimneys with courses of brick corbelling. The result: ...